Public water system record
Butler Co RWD 4
Serves an area of Butler County, KS that includes Augusta · 1,565 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Butler Co RWD 4 in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 11
Key facts
- Butler Co RWD 4 buys its water from Butler Co RWD 2 and City of El Dorado.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, December 2010.
- Record on file since 1992, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 2, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 30, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 30, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
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Oct 28, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 28, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 7, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 7, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Butler Co RWD 4 go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 31 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 6 |
| 2000s | 4 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 18 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2012, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Butler Co RWD 4 in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2010 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
Where the water comes from
Butler Co RWD 4 buys its water from Butler Co RWD 2 and City of El Dorado. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Butler Co RWD 4.
Buys water from
- Butler Co RWD 2 El Dorado, KS
- City of El Dorado El Dorado, KS
Community systems that buy water from it
- Butler Co RWD 2 El Dorado, KS
Annual water quality report
Butler Co RWD 4 must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Kansas.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells